I installed the above image on my brand new rasptouch.
But I could not get any sound!
Just lots of noise and when turning volume to max you could hear music but speaker cones would come out like a DC signal.

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I installed the above image on my brand new rasptouch.
But I could not get any sound!
Just lots of noise and when turning volume to max you could hear music but speaker cones would come out like a DC signal.

Hello,
Welcome in the Rasptouch nightmare.
Which DAC do you use ?
RPI-DAC overlay setting is intented for ES9018K2M DAC. It makes this DAC able to play 16 bit streams like Spotify.
If your DAC is another type, you have to select the right DAC overlay in config.txt file.

I figured that I should change the config.txt to dtoverlay=rpi-dac, in stead of 'rpi-dac-overlay'. Same for 'pi3-disable-bt'.
It is strange that the image (for the RaspTouch) comes delivered with settings for overlay that are not present in the 'overlays' folder and with a preset for HiFiBerry.

Maybe I should have used the first image from the first post in this thread?? But I got this one recommended form the runeaudio forum.

Now I got sound. Nice sound!
And I can play Spotify streams, but every track switch it gives a popping sound.

I have Rasptouch with the ES9018K2M DAC. I can play Spotify with RuneAudio, and my MP3 and Flac files. But if the Flac files as 24/192 hz, I get a sound, but lot of clipping and clicks, It is unusable. Have anyone had this problem? I have not edited the config.txt file.
Has anyone got Volumio to work with Rasptouch and this DAC? I like Volumio more that RuneAudio.

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Maybe I should have used the first image from the first post in this thread?? But I got this one recommended form the runeaudio forum.

Yes, always use links provided in the first post of this thread and not links found on another forums as this thread is kept up to date by Audiophonics.
I confirm that Runeaudio image provided in this thread is working fine with Spotify. The driver to use is RPI-DAC.

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Maybe I should have used the first image from the first post in this thread?? But I got this one recommended form the runeaudio forum.

Yes, always use links provided in the first post of this thread and not links found on another forums as this thread is kept up to date by Audiophonics.
I confirm that Runeaudio image provided in this thread is working fine with Spotify. The driver to use is RPI-DAC.

I did! I used the second link, not the first. But that obviously gives an unusable config.txt for the RaspTouch.
My question is, should I have used the 1st link in that 1st post? What is the difference between the two?

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My question is, should I have used the 1st link in that 1st post? What is the difference between the two?

The first image includes an OLED display driver and is configured with RPI-DAC driver and software volume control.
The second one does not include the OLED display driver and the default setting is for ES9018KEM DAC using Hifiberry driver and serial synchonization for hardware volume control (RPi UART has to be activated in config.txt). To use this image, as far I known, you have to setup your DAC according to the last picture shown in product description on Audiophonics website (serial hardware mode).

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My question is, should I have used the 1st link in that 1st post? What is the difference between the two?

The first image includes an OLED display driver and is configured with RPI-DAC driver and software volume control.
The second one does not include the OLED display driver and the default setting is for ES9018KEM DAC using Hifiberry driver and serial synchonization for hardware volume control (RPi UART has to be activated in config.txt). To use this image, as far I known, you have to setup your DAC according to the last picture shown in product description on Audiophonics website (serial hardware mode).

Thank you Iznogoud,

I bought the RaspTouch completely setup with runeaudio.
However, somehow, trying to get Spotify to work, I messed up the image and had to install a new one. Then I installed the second image given here, the one without OLED driver. But my display works fine. What is the OLED driver for?

Also, with that image I could get only a hissing noise, no music. So, I had to disable the hifiberry dtoverlay parameters and activate the rpi-dac, but modifying the existing parameter string in config.txt because it was set to a non-existent value of 'rpi-dac-overlay'.
That is why I say that the image will not work out of the box.

The OLED driver is usefull if your device embeds an OLED display like the RASP-DAC, only.
This driver has no impact on RASPTOUCH behaviour.

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Also, with that image I could get only a hissing noise, no music. So, I had to disable the hifiberry dtoverlay parameters and activate the rpi-dac, but modifying the existing parameter string in config.txt because it was set to a non-existent value of 'rpi-dac-overlay'.
That is why I say that the image will not work out of the box.

Depending of the kind of volume control (software or hardware) you want, you have to select the right image (RPI-DAC or Hifiberry DAC).
If no extra jumper wiring(see product page on Audiophonics website) have been added to your ES9018K2M DAC then it works in slave mode and volume can be controlled by sotware on the RPi. You have to use the RPI-DAC image only.
To use the Hifiberry DAC image, you have to add extra jumper wiring to your ES9018K2M DAC according to the serial hardware mode described on product page. One jumper to switch the DAC in serial mode and a second one to connect the DAC to the serial data control stream sent by the RPi UART over GPIO. Then, the volume will be controlled by hardware inside the DAC according to volume setting on Runeaudio user interface.

Depending of the kind of volume control (software or hardware) you want, you have to select the right image (RPI-DAC or Hifiberry DAC).
If no extra jumper wiring(see product page on Audiophonics website) have been added to your ES9018K2M DAC then it works in slave mode and volume can be controlled by sotware on the RPi. You have to use the RPI-DAC image only.
To use the Hifiberry DAC image, you have to add extra jumper wiring to your ES9018K2M DAC according to the serial hardware mode described on product page. One jumper to switch the DAC in serial mode and a second one to connect the DAC to the serial data control stream sent by the RPi UART over GPIO. Then, the volume will be controlled by hardware inside the DAC according to volume setting on Runeaudio user interface.

Thanks for explaining!

I received the Rasptouch assembled and installed from audiophonics. I could set the audio output to ISABRE DAC in MPD settings and I was able to use hardware volume control succesfully. It did not say hifiberry-dac in that menu, I'm sure.
I don't know how config.txt was setup because I did not see it before the image corrupted.
I then installed this image from here. Hifiberry image.
After setting up config.txt as explained ( rpi-dac in stead of hifiberry) I got sound and can control volume by hard setting.

Depending of the kind of volume control (software or hardware) you want, you have to select the right image (RPI-DAC or Hifiberry DAC).
If no extra jumper wiring(see product page on Audiophonics website) have been added to your ES9018K2M DAC then it works in slave mode and volume can be controlled by sotware on the RPi. You have to use the RPI-DAC image only.
To use the Hifiberry DAC image, you have to add extra jumper wiring to your ES9018K2M DAC according to the serial hardware mode described on product page. One jumper to switch the DAC in serial mode and a second one to connect the DAC to the serial data control stream sent by the RPi UART over GPIO. Then, the volume will be controlled by hardware inside the DAC according to volume setting on Runeaudio user interface.

Thanks for explaining!

I received the Rasptouch assembled and installed from audiophonics. I could set the audio output to ISABRE DAC in MPD settings and I was able to use hardware volume control succesfully. It did not say hifiberry-dac in that menu, I'm sure.
I don't know how config.txt was setup because I did not see it before the image corrupted.
I then installed this image from here. Hifiberry image.
After setting up config.txt as explained ( rpi-dac in stead of hifiberry) I got sound and can control volume by hard setting.

Cheers

Could you post your config.txt, please? I'm can play 24 bit files, but not 16 bit flac files, but 16 bit mp3 files. Rather frustrated by this.